Event Staff

Calum Best

Why Student Activities? I saw the table at a Campus Rec job fair and remembered all the super cool coffee tables and events. I really wanted to be a part of that team!

Naomi Bower

Hometown: Surprise, Arizona

Major: Psychology

One Thing: I love to travel!

Why Student Activities? I love people and wanted to work for them and with them.

Jeremy Boyd

Hometown: Yonkers, New York

Major: Business Administration: Project Management

One Thing: I make a mean crepe.

Why Student Activities? I love when people are together having a good time.

Trae Christian

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia

Major: Pre-Law

One Thing: I love photography!

Why Student Activities? The staff has always seemed to enjoy working and helping people, so when I saw that for the first time I knew that it was something I would like to be a part of.

Kate Dolan

Hometown: St. Charles, Illinois

Major: Business Administration: Communications

One Thing: My family has a horse named "Mac-Daddy".

Why Student Activities? I love listening to new music and meeting new people and this job is the perfect combination of both.

Hailey Gustafson

Hometown: Lovettsville, Virginia

Major: Business Administration: Project Management

One Thing: "Everything tastes better with ranch" is one of my life mottos.

Why Student Activities? I wanted to work for Student Activities because it looked like so much fun & such great experience for the career I am looking to pursue after college!

Tyler Hicks

Hometown: Richmond, Virginia

Major: Camp & Outdoor Leadership/Youth Ministry

One Thing: Harvard was my safety school.

Why Student Activities? I joined SA so I could have a direct helping hand in creating community and unity in the student body and provide a great student experience.

Braden Hughes

Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois

Major: Global Studies

One Thing: During my senior year of high school I was in a barbershop quartet.

Why Student Activities?SA does a great job making events comfortable and fun. The events aren’t corny or weird like other christian schools’. They're fun and interesting and people actually want to go to the events we put on. So my brain thought it’d be a mistake to NOT try to work in an atmosphere like that every single day.

Morgan Knollinger

Hometown: Orlando, Florida

Major: Business Administration: Communications

One Thing: I've performed in Coffeehouse!

Why Student Activities?I chose Student Activities because it is the best department on campus! The staff is great and the events are fun!

Andrew Reynolds

Hometown: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Major: Business Administration: Project Management

One Thing: According to others, I look exactly like Andy from The Office.

Why Student Activities? I love the opportunity to serve others and to get involved with the community here at Liberty.

Landen Swain

Hometown: Forest, Virginia

Major: Business

One Thing: I love John Mayer.

Why Student Activities? Meeting new people and helping them have a good time are two of my favorite things in the world and SA is the perfect fun environment to do those in.

Makenzie Theiss

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

Major: Psychology

One Thing: I know every word to the song, "Ice Ice Baby".

Why Student Activities? Every time I went to an event, the staff was always so lovely! I wanted to be a part of that!

Avery Watts

Hometown: Jupiter, Florida

Major: Event Planning/Interior Design

One Thing: I love avocados!

Why Student Activities? I love servings others and its a great way to get involved in the community at Liberty.

Garrett Zechman

Hometown: Wendell, North Carolina

Major: Business Administration: Entrepreneurship

One Thing: I absolutely love Smith Mountain Lake and go there almost every weekend during the summer.

Why Student Activities? I love building community with friends and I've done that a lot at the dorm by planning and organizing events for the whole hall. Student Activities does just that, but on a larger scale for the whole student body and I wanted to be a part of creating that community for all students to have.

Marketing Staff

Tyler Barber

Hometown: Westminster, Maryland

Major: Graphic Design

One Thing: I used to live in Canada and you will definitely make fun of the way I say "about".

Why Student Activities? I love working with everyone on the SA staff and the working environment is amazing.

Zach Johnson

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

Major: Cinematic Arts

One Thing: 4 out of my 7 siblings attended Liberty University. We basically created a dynasty here.

Why Student Activities? I was encouraged by some of the staff to join the team and I just saw how much fun the team was to be around. I am talking sick fellowship day in and day out.

Event Supervisors

Clay Copper

Hometown: The Dalles, Oregon

Major: Economics

One Thing: I am a new uncle!

Why Student Activities? I chose Student Activities to get involved in our community here at Liberty.

Marissa Kusayanagi

Hometown: Wildomar, California

Major: Psychology

One Thing: I love to travel!

Why Student Activities? I wanted the chance to serve the student body at Liberty while hanging out with some of my best friends.

Kay Torres

Hometown: San Diego, California

Major: Business Administration: Marketing

One Thing: I've swam with sharks!

Why Student Activities? This job allows me to serve the staff as well as the student body, and that's hype.

Full Time Staff

Steph Ward

As Director of Student Activities, I oversee the overall calendar and vision of our department from promotion to execution and analysis. I also lead the Student Activities staff, compromised of 20+ full time and student worker employees.

As Assistant Director for Student Activities I oversee the department’s branding and create marketing pieces for all events this includes all print and digital advertisements as well as promotional videos. I also manage the promotional calendar for Student Activities and Outdoor Recreation which includes leading the graphics and video interns.

Erin Diaz

Assistant Director

Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida

Education: B.A. in English

Favorite Book: The Awakening by Kate Chopin

As Assistant Director, I plan and oversee the execution of mid-scale events and concerts on our calendar. In addition to events, I am the direct report for the event supervisors and event staff. For marketing, all content being published/promoted goes through me, from social media to the SA blog. I also write for the blog weekly.

Drew Snavely

Special Events Coordinator

Hometown: Bath, New York

Degree: B.A. in Business Administration: Financial Planning

Favorite Book: Basketball (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano

As Special Events Coordinator I am responsible for maintaining analytics for event surveys, social media and website. I deal with various event logistics for all events such as filing out work orders and securing event rentals. I also manage monthly budgets, event finances and receipts.